HOLYOKE – A truck driver hit a fire hydrant and a electrical box while trying to pass a bus on Whiting Farms Road shortly after noon Sunday, causing power outages and flooding.

The bus was turning onto Tokeneke Road at about noon when the driver attempted to pass on the left side. He swerved over the yellow lines and hit the box and the hydrant, knocking it over, Police Sgt. Philip McKay said.

The accident left residents without power for hours and the Fire Department was called and spent the day pumping water from the driveway around JP’s Restaurant and other spots to prevent flooding. The restaurant was closed for Sunday but will reopen Monday, he said.

The Water Department was eventually able to turn off the water to the hydrant. Crews remained until after 9:30 p.m. replacing the hydrant and making other repairs.

Information about the driver or if he was given any citations was not immediately available, McKay said.